Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 c. self-rising flour (if unavailable, see above for recipe)
1 c. self-rising cornmeal (if unavailable, see above for recipe)
1/2 c. granulated sugar
10 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and divided
1 large egg
3/4 c. milk or buttermilk
1/4 c. maple syrup
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/4 c. honey
Preparation
Step 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a muffin tin with cooking spray.Step 2In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, and sugar.Step 3In another medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup melted butter, egg, maple syrup, and milk. Pour the combined wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until fully incorporated.Step 4Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin tins (about ½ cup batter per well). Bake 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the tops are golden.Step 5While the muffins bake, combine the remaining 2 tbsp. melted butter and honey, whisking until combined.Step 6Once removed from the oven, brush muffins with honey butter and serve.
Some tips: If you’re unfamiliar with “self-rising” ingredients, there’s no cause for alarm, or even a trip to the store! Self-rising usually just means flour (or cornmeal) that has already had baking powder and salt added to it. It’s a great shortcut ingredient if you’ve got it, but you can also easily make your own: For one cup self-rising flour: combine 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 ½ tsp. baking powder and ¼ tsp. salt.For one cup of self-rising cornmeal: combine 1 cup cornmeal with ¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. baking powder, and ½ tsp. salt. Both of these will yield slightly more than one cup, but use it as one cup of self-rising flour or cornmeal in this recipe. You can use white or yellow cornmeal for this recipe, though we do recommend seeking out some that is finely ground. If you can only find the coarse stuff, you can either grind it finer in your spice / coffee grinder or blender, or lean into to having a heartier, crunchier muffin.We think the honey glaze is the best part of these muffins, and don’t recommend skipping it! Don’t have a pastry brush? No problem. Simply flip slightly cooled muffins upside down and dip them into the warm honey butter, then serve. Made this recipe? Let us know how it went in the comments below?
